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Old 02-17-2006
array as command line argument !!!!
hello,

can any help me how to can pass array as command line argument in korn shell.
also how to read a array from command line.

thanks

spandu
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Old 02-17-2006
You can pass a limited number of values as follows:

script1.sh
Code:
#! /usr/bin/ksh

set -A TEST_ARRAY 123 456 789

./script2.sh "${TEST_ARRAY[*]}"

script2.sh
Code:
#! /usr/bin/ksh

set -A PASSED_ARRAY $1

print ${PASSED_ARRAY[1]}

Code:
$ ./script1.sh
456

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Old 02-21-2006
Bug
thanks a lot

spandu
 
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